Medivac
tv show
48 total episodes
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3 seasons
First Aired September 10, 1996
Genres:
Overview
Medivac was an Australian television drama series that ran on Network Ten from 1996 to 1998. There were 48 episodes produced. Medivac is an abbreviation of the term medical evacuation. The series was also known as Adrenaline Junkies overseas. Medivac was set in the emergency department of Brisbane's fictional Bethlehem West Hospital, where a dedicated medical team work in the demanding world of emergency medicine. The team specialises in the evacuation of disaster areas, journeying by helicopter to remote areas inaccessible by ambulance. They also work in the city streets and the suburbs involving themselves with the patients, their families and the police.
Episode 14
Season 1 - Episode 14 - 1h 50m
Air Date
December 10, 1996
Overview
Jane Buchanan is rushed to the hospital where an emergency caesarean delivery is performed. Marina loses track of a patient with a broken neck causing some anxious moments as the staff search the hospital in an attempt to locate him. Time constraints, coupled with mounting pressure from Julia, forces Arch to quit his band. Oopy fails his intern assessment and tells Julia exactly what he thinks of her in the process. Marina passes her evaluation but is then told by Julia that her religious beliefs may make a career in emergency medicine difficult. Red and Julia retrieve a burns victim via medivac